Where does “szélsőbaloldal” come from?

szélsőbaloldal (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian baloldal, from Hungarian bál, from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

szélsőbaloldal (Hungarian): far left

Definitions

  1. far left

Ancestry of “szélsőbaloldal”, step by step

szélsőbaloldal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian baloldal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbaloldalleft wing
2Hungarianbálball
3Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
4Frenchbaldance party, ball
5Old Frenchbal

via Hungarian szélső

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianszélsőouter, extreme; winger
2Hungarian-sőAdded to a noun or a stem to form an adjective
3Hungarian-sAdded to a noun to form an adjective meaning...

Words derived from “szélsőbaloldal

Every word from Old French balEvery word from French balEvery word from German ball